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Abilene PD brushes off value of stolen paintings

Despite a call from Interpol, the Abilene Police Department likely will close the case of stolen paintings allegedly worth millions of dollars, a police spokesman said.

Ricky Denzler, of Lubbock, reported Monday that while he was staying in an Abilene motel, an unknown suspect entered his room and stole paintings and clothing, according to an incident report.

Denzler valued the paintings, done by himself, at more than $2 million, with one painting reportedly worth $16,000, another $24,000, another $2,500, a fourth $2,000 and one reportedly worth $2 million. He also reported that $100 in clothing and a map worth $200 had been stolen.

APD's property sergeant received calls from Interpol and London about the paintings because they saw the report out of Abilene and are looking for stolen paintings worth millions of dollars, said Rick Tomlin, police spokesman.

The property sergeant them them these are not the paintings you're looking for, he said.

"It doesn't look like it's going to be a real $2 million painting from Paris, France," Tomlin said. "As far as we know from the information we've garnered from his family, this is probably not a $2 million painting, and we'll probably close it out."